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Fire Risk Assessment

A Fire Risk Assessment is defined as: 'a considered examination with regards to fire hazards in the workplace which could cause harm to people. Once this is established you can then assess if you have taken suitable precautions or if more precautions are necessary to prevent harm.

The principle of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRFSO) and the Risk Assessment approach is goal based and flexible to employers fire safety needs. It is the employer that generates risk in the workplace, therefore to ensure the safety of employees, the employer must adhere to the following steps:

1. Identify the fire hazards in the workplace

2. Identify the people at risk

3. Evaluate, remove or reduce the hazards and protect people from risk

4. Record, plan, inform, instruct and train employees

5. Review the Fire Risk Assessment regularly and make changes where necessary




 

WHERE DOES THE RRFSO APPLY?

The RRFSO applies to virtually all premises and covers most types of buildings, structures and open spaces where people are employed or people gather together, such as:

The RRFSO does not apply to private single dwellings or individual flats in a block of flats or house.